Answer:
Rome gained control of regions in the western Mediterranean Sea.
Explanation:
A result of the first Punic War and the Romans was the decisive naval victory against the Carthaginians at the Aegate Islands. This gave Rome full control of Sicily and Corsica. The end of the First Punic War saw the beginning of the Roman expansion beyond the Italian peninsula.
A.D 476, for a total of 507 years, until taken by the ottoman turks in 1453
A.D 478-1453
The south didn't grow crops very much, instead they grew cotton which made them rely on the North for crops and other materials. So the correct answer would be "B" since that seems like the most plausible answer.
